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Description

Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2019, to $13 per hour effective July 1, 2020, and to $15 per hour effective July 1, 2021, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA and to persons employed by the Commonwealth, its agencies or political subdivisions, or a public body. Amends § 40.1-2.1, § 40.1-28.10, § 40.1-28.9, of the Code of Virginia.Read the Bill »

Comments

Christine DeRosawrites:

No one can support themselves or their families, on $7.25/hr. This is especially true for those in Northern VA and other areas where the cost of living is much higher. Gradually raising the minimum wage to$10 & then eventually to $15 is the right and fair and must thing to do for Virginia families.